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Orthopedics

Rickets: Understanding Causes & Prevention for Healthy Bones

What are Rickets? Rickets is defined as faulty mineralization of growing bone that may be due to vitamin D, calcium, or phosphorus deficiency. When mature bones fail to mineralize, the...

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: Causes, Prevention & Care

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome is an overuse injury that mostly affects athletes' lower extremities. The pain develops in...

Dislocated Finger : Understanding and Treating the Injury

A dislocated finger is a painful injury typically caused by a sudden impact or force applied to the...

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention

What is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS), often called runner's knee, is one of the most common...

DEXA Scan: Understanding Its Role in Bone Density Assessment

What is DEXA Scan? DEXA stands for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan. This scan is also called a bone densitometry...

Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome: causes, diagnosis and treatment

Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome is considered a public health problem by the National Health Survey. A significant number of medical visits in the orthopaedics clinic which ...

Bruised Heel Pad: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

A bruised heel or fat pad contusion, also referred to as 'racer's heel,' is a collection of blood in or around the fat pad...